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Farming & the land, 1904

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The Needs of the Day: By Bishop Gallagher. Lenten Pastoral

The Catholic Press · Thursday 18 February 1904 · page 32

John, by the Grace of God and the favour of tho Apostolic See, Bishop, of Goulburn, to the devoted clergy and faithful laity of the diocese, health and…

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Fire at a Dairy Farm

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 February 1904 · page 7

INVERELL, Wednesday.--A disastrous fire occurred last night at the Fairview Dairy Farm, which is situated about three miles from town. A shed containing 200 bags of wheat was…

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To-day's Commercial. Scarcity of F.a.q. Wheat

Evening News · Thursday 18 February 1904 · page 5

Some of the shippers in Melbourne, being unable to obtain sufficient supplies of f.a.q. wheat from the farms to keep vessels loading at Williamstown, have engaged brokers to buy…

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Fire in Dixon-street. at a Wool and Skin Store

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 February 1904 · page 6

A fire was discovered shortly before 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon in a small two-storey building at 16 Dixon-street, City, used by Messrs. Brial Bros., wool and skin brokers,…

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Farmers and Settlers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 February 1904 · page 6

The next conference of branches of the Farmers and Settlers' Co-operative Association will be held prior to the next general election. The date has not…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. the Burrawang Auction. [?]Viewed with Alarm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 February 1904 · page 3

The council of the F. and S. Co-operative Association met yesterday, the president (Mr. M'Inerney) being in the chair. The following letter was road from Mr. T…

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Fire on a Farm. Inverell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 February 1904 · page 5

A mysterious fire broke out between 9 and 10 o'clock last night in a large fron-roofed shed on a farm owned by Mr. C. W. Laing, and tenanted by Messrs. R. and W. M'Lane,…

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The Crops

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 February 1904 · page 5

PENRITH.—No fewer than 56 trucks of pumpkins and melons, over 100 consignments, were sent from the Penrith railway station on Tuesday; and on Wednesday…

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Rockdale Sewage Farm. Is It a Nuisance ? What the Water and Sewerage Board Says

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 February 1904 · page 6

[?]sance that is alleged to be caused by the Rockdale Sewage Farm formed the subject of a report submitted at yesterday's meeting of the Water and Sewerage Board by Mr…

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Land for Settlement. the Burrawang Holding. Discussed by the Farmers and Settlers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 February 1904 · page 7

A meeting of the executive council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales was held at the Grand Central Hotel yesterday to make arrangements for the…

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Commerce and War. Will Australia Benefit? Farmers Optimistic

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 February 1904 · page 5

In Sydney commercial circles there is great divergence of opinion as to whether Australia will benefit to any large extent as a result of the increased demand which should arise for…

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The Country. Pitt Town Labor Farm

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 February 1904 · page 7

WINDSOR, Wednesday.--Satisfactory conditions obtain at Pitt. Town casual labor farm. The crops are promising, although rain is needed to refresh them. With the exception of lucerne…

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SHEEP and Wool. the Wool Trade

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 5

The wool market in Sydney was resuined this week. this being the first of the fortnightly auctions. Buyers were well represented. and fair quantities of…

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About Wool. Skin Wool and Scoured Wool

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 5

There are two classes of coarse long wool which demand a note namely. skin wool and scoured wool. Skin or slips wool. as it is often called. is wool…

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Wheat Exports

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 6

In addition to the wheat received at Darling Harbour. and which now amounts to considerably over 1,000,000 bags. a large quantity has been railed…

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Wool Washing

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 5

In producing a rican white wool. the wool washer must be careful not to treat is in a way that will [?] natural properties. If the wool conner…

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Pet Sheep As Leaders

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 5

Those sheep-owners who have never tried working with an old wether as a leader for their flock. should certainly do so without delay. The old pets get…

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American Wheat Supplies

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--The visible supply of wheat, in the United States is 61.535.000 bushels, as compared with. 62,118 000 bushels last week…

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To Load Wheat

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 4

It was reported yesterday that the fourmasted barque Levernbank, 2244 tons register, which arrived at Sydney on the 4th instant from San Francisco, has been chartered by…

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Wool Buyers Returning

Evening News · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 5

The French mail steamer Ville de la Ciotat, which leaves Sydney for Marseilles via ports on February 29, has been splendidly patronised. She will leave with all her cargo space fully engaged,…

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